Yellow moth Location: Sri Racha, Chonburi, Thailand February 12, 2011 10:28 pm I recently collected some large, hairy yellow striped caterpillars for my grade 3 Science class. One of them has just emerged from its cocoon as a yellow moth about 3 centimeters in length. When I googled ”yellow moth”none of the images showed a moth quite like this one. Signature: Alan Walmsley

Possibly Lappet Moth Caterpillar

Hi Alan, Both your caterpillar and the adult moth remind us of the North American Lappet Moths in the family Lasiocampidae, and even more specifically, those in the genus Phyllodesma. Here is a comparison photo of a North American caterpillar from BugGuide, and here is an adult moth also from BugGuide. Though the coloration is quite different, the manner in which the moth holds its underwings in relation to the upper wings is strikingly similar. Again, this is just a guess, and we hope to be able to provide you with additional information on our own as well as through reader contributions.

What moth is this? Location: Brownsville, Kentucky October 20, 2010 11:56 am I took this picture on 10/17/10 in Kentucky and was wondering what type of moth this is. I found them on this leaf and both of them had their wings closed until I picked it up to get a picture in the sun and the one opened it’s wings. Also, is image #2 a chrysalis for this moth? Signature: Susan

Dot Lined White Moths

Hi Susan, We were amazed at the speed with which we identified your Dot Lined White Moths, Artace cribraria. We observed a similarity to the genus Tolype, so we searched the Tent Caterpillars and Lappet Moths on BugGuide, and quickly found a match in the Dot Lined White. According to BugGuide: “adults fly from June to October (1), or as early as March in the south Food Larvae feed on leaves of oak (Quercus), cherry (Prunus), and rose (Rosa).” It is highly likely that the cocoon is also that of a Dot Lined White.

Yellow moth with a face May 4, 2010 Hi Bugman! I have a new moth/caterpillar from Jakarta, Indonesia.

Moth

My housekeeper found the caterpillar munching on guava leaves. After two days it made the silk bag and pupated – from April 15 till this am. I have not seen this moth before. I found lots of silk bags on the trees but, they have a little role and the pupa is dried up inside. MiriamR. Kemang, South Jakarta, Indonesia

Moth Caterpillar

Hi Miriam, WE have not had any luck quickly trying to locate your moth on Bill Oehlke’s comprehensive website, nor on the Wild Silkmoths of Indonesia website. The closest match is the genus Cricula, but that does not look correct to us. Hopefully, we will be able to provide you with an answer, either by contacting Bill Oehlke, or by having one of our readers supply a response.

Update:Bill Oehlke just wrote to us that this is NOT a Giant Silkmoth. HMMMM. What could it be?

Ryan and Mr. Goodwraith provide identificationsNot a saturniid, but a member of Lasiocampoidea. This is a female Trabala pallida. Ryan

Our faithful reader R.G. Marion just sent us this lovely holiday greeting card with an enhanced image of a moth in the genus Tolype. We believe this is the first holiday card our website has ever received.